The Dollar vs the Yen 7-30-16 I posted a fantasy forex swing trade….Long the USD/JPY. Here was the chart on that date, with buy point and targets. Here’s how that chart looks on 11-23-16. Then it’s rocketed through 3 targets, and right to 50% of the extended target....

$ Trump I am going to look at the US dollar action technically first, then dive in to fundamental and sentimental drivers, and predictions….vis-a-vis the Trump economy. Technical US dollar futures can seem erratic in the short term, but over two years, the chart has...

Memes It’s sad when political meme making ruins perfectly good words, like “discrimination.” Sad for nostalgic linguaphiles. “Discrimination” used to be a positive trait, and still is. It’s a shame when politically motivated media forces people, or encourages them,...

Markets a la Donald Pre-lection week The first 2 days The years ahead Trump’s election was certainly a surprise. And market (stock futures and stocks) reactions to it were also a surprise. Let us ponder: In the days leading up to the election, the market...

Where do beaches go? Cement. 15 billion tons of sand are used world wide in construction. http://www.ejolt.org/20…/…/building-an-economy-on-quicksand/ “Most of the sand is by now extracted from the ocean floor” A casual Google will reveal lots rants that...